Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi Ko Waata toku papa Ko Karina toku mama Ko Varna taku tuahine Ko Soul raua Ko Sharnze aku tungane Ko Heretaunga toku kainga Ko Riverslea toku kura Ko Paskayl Johnson taku ingoa No reira tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa.
My Goals 2015
February
2014
I am Paskayl. I am in Room 2 , Miharo. I am at Riverslea school.
My Goals 2014
1.Learn to use the apps on the ipad. 2.Learn to read stories ( Level 6). 3. Learn to ride a bike on the bike track.
November/December
We have been very busy with the 4th term activities. -We had a Survivor day, related to our term Inquiry “Survival.” We did relays like Crossing the Road, In the City, Water Safety , Mountain safety etc. The tamariki loved them. Thanks to Sally from Sports HB for lending us all the equipment for 2 afternoons. -We have still been learning with Maths and Writing and Reading. Some children have made amazing progress. A writing focus is on my teacher registration wiki, as it was one of my classroom goals for the year. -We started swimming again in the school pool. All the children are water confident except for one. -We attended the Hakinakina Athletics day at the HB Sports Park against 7 other schools. Some children got placed in their age group, -We all rode in a Double Decker bus to Cornwall park, where we fed the ducks , looked at the birds, played in the playground and had a swim on the Splash pad. -Miharo joined the Preschool for their Xmas party at Inflatable World which they really enjoyed. - Lots of tamariki got trophies at Prizegiving. -The most amazing event though was our trip to Haumoana Zoo. This was again related to our Inquiry, the focus being on Survival and animals. The children fed the lambs, brushed the donkey, said Hello to the talking Cockatiel, led a Llama around the zoo , held rats and guinea pigs and saw 35 different animals and birds. To top it all off they had a fun playground too. -The tamariki have been involved in lots of educational activities and learning as well as outdoor education experiences too. What a busy and fun term it has been. Only the school Disco to go. ( Mrs Bennett)
I liked the Inflatable world and Cornwall Park. They were both fun. The best thing was holding the guinea pigs and brushing the donkey at the Haumoana Zoo. We saw lots of different animals there. I got the Junior Girls Sports Trophy at Prizegiving. I can read up to Level 5 now but need to practice more. I am good at Maths too. I nearly got my goals.(Paskayl)
October
We can have fun while learning
We went to the A and P show. We had lots of fun there and learnt lots of things. We went to the Farmyard zoo and got to hold and pat lots of baby animals. We went on the rides and found them exciting. It was hard to eat up all our hotdog and drink our drink as they were big. We watched the Ronald MacDonald show. He remembered us from when he came to our school. He was funny and nice to us. We loved Mr Mac and Doug the Digger. Some of us had turns on making the Digger go at the show. At school 2 days before he let us all climb in his big truck. (Room 2 Student Voice)
I liked watching the horses jump. They could go really high. No-one fell off but they knocked the bar thing down sometimes. I went to the show with my Aunty. (Paskayl)
September
Goals
1. I can use lots of apps on the ipad now. 2.I am reading stories at Level 3 now. 3. I can ride my bike on the bike track. I am getting faster.
The Arts
We have been talking about the Arts in Inquiry. We know that there are 4 Arts that we do. These are Dance, Drama, Visual Arts such as Crayon and Dye and painting and Music. We have been doing lots of singing. We sing waiata at Assembly every day and in class. Mrs Bennett puts the songs up on a data projector and we sing the words and listen to them on the ipad. We also use instruments as well. We kani kani in class and at lunchtimes, when the music is on. We have been doing lots of visual Art such as crayon and dye, shape pictures, collage, painting, masks and pattern pictures as well as Maori Art. We also learnt the Legends of Maui and the North Island and Maui and the sun, as well as fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs. We had turns saying them back to the class and the preschool. We used finger puppets too. (Class) I liked making the cat mask and the monster picture ( Paskayl).
Writing
I have been learning to write stories. I want to learn to write my own words. I copy what I say to Mrs Bennett at the moment. I am getting better at writing words.(Paskayl) PaskaylI have been encouraging to write words in stories. She can copy the words from the whiteboard. Next I want to encourage her to try and write some of her own words. She copies but needs to develop spacing between words. (Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Cross Country
The school attended the Hakinakina Cross Country which included 5 schools. They were Riverslea, PakiPaki, Mangateretere, Whare Tapere and Omahu. We got lots of placings. The tamariki were amazing. In the Year 0-1 boys Boyden got 2nd and Van 3rd. In the Year 0-1 girls Paskayl got 3rd. In the Year 2 boys Kauri got 1st and Paora 3rd. In the Year 2 girls Anahera got 2nd . ( Mrs Bennett) I got 3nd in the Year 0-1 girls in the Hakinakina (photo above) Mum came and watched me.
August
Duffy Theatre
The Duffy Theatre was awesome. It was funny with lots of things happening. They go to 250 schools around the country. Duffy’s Uncle didn’t like reading but Rose and Duffy got him to read a book and that helped him with his Rugby League game and he scored the winning goal. ( Mrs B) I liked it best when they got all tangled up. It was funny.(Paskayl)
Commonwealth Games
We studied the Commonwealth Games when they were on. They were in Scotland in Glasgow. We looked at the Opening and Closing Ceremony on the computer. We all chose a country. Tamihana got the most medals. His team was England. We all liked the swimming and the Cycling. We got lots of medals in the cycling. We talked about all the different sports and practised playing games and sports at school.
Fun on the scooter
We had fun on the scooters. I am getting good on my scooter. We play on them at play-times and lunch-times.It is fun. (Paskayl)
July
Paskayl was absent in July and missed the Matariki week. She did come to watch the Kapa Haka at the Festival with her Mum.
June
An example of Paskayl's storywriting.Also Paskayl at PMP.
Paskayl's Comic Life. She did it with a Tuakana buddy from Room 4 AlsoPaskayl playing Fish with other tamariki one wet lunchtime.
Learning
I am learning to read harder books. My goal was Level 6 . I am up to Level 2 now. I used to be at Level 0 at the beginning of the term. I am getting better at riding a bike on the bike track now. I can go faster. I like using all the apps on the ipad to help me learn things like alphabet and sounds. I like PMP. I am learning to use lots of equipment. We do lots of different things. (Paskayl) I am supporting and motivating Paskayl with her reading and writing. She has increased in self confidence. Paskayl is copying words in story writing now. She is building up a word knowledge in reading. Paskayl reads more for meaning now. Next we want to improve her reading levels even further, and motivate her to start writing some of her own words in story writing. (Mrs Bennett)
May
Miharo Learning (Literacy and Numeracy)
I am learning to write words and numbers by myself. I can do it on the whiteboards or on the ipads. I like the new Maths apps. I can make patterns and add numbers. I like playing on the alphabet grid. I know some alphabet letters now. I want to learn to write more words and numbers. I can count to 10. (Paskayl) Paskayl likes jumping on the alphabet grid.She is watching Khani in this photo. Paskayl is also practising learning and writing numbers both on mini whiteboards and the ipads. She can also use the Maths apps well on the ipad which she enjoys. Paskayl is learning to recognise numbers to 10. She can orally count and copy numbers. Next she will learn to recognise all numbers up to 12. Mrs Donaldson, the librarian comes in just before lunch Mon to Thurs to read 2 stories to the children. Paskayl enjoys these and always listens well. (Mrs Bennett)
Skipping (Jump Rope For Heart)
I am learning to skip.I can skip up to 6 times now. I run and skip and I want to skip backwards too. I couldn't skip before. Now I skip at home too.(Paskayl) The school is involved in a Jump Rope for Heart programme. Most of Room 2 could not skip. All but one can skip forwards now. The tamariki are now learning to jump backwards and do skill jumping such as ski jump and bell jump. Most children can run around the court skipping. One boy who could not skip has gone from no skips to 30 on the spot in just 2 weeks. The programme is for 6 weeks. On June 13th 2014 we will have a Jump Rope for Heart skipping activity afternoon for the children and whanau. Children are setting goals to achieve that afternoon. The emphasis is on participation and fun. ( Mrs Bennett)
April
Goals
I am learning to use new apps on the ipad. Shy-lamour is showing me Puppet pals. I can ride on the bike track all the way round. I am learning to read stories too. ( Paskayl) I support Paskayl by helping her develop her reading skills. She is in a small reading group of 4 so has a lot of individual attention. She has lots of opportunities to use a bike on the bike track and can go all the way around the track now. She has a buddy to help her learn new apps on the ipad. I also teach her and, when the opportunity allows, use Tuakana- teina. Next Term we will move up the levels in Reading. (Mrs Bennett).
Walking Safely
Constable Phil is teaching us to walk safely. We are learning to cross the road safely. We know where to stand and know parts of the road such as the kerb and the gutter.
Duffy Role Model Assembly
We had Diana Queenin as our Duffy Role Model. She talked about Dinosaurs and showed us fossils. She also told us how important it is to read to helpour learning. The children loved the Duffy books that they chose.
ipads
I built a school with Khani on the ipad. It was abig school with a pool. I had to match the colours and the shapes.(Paskayl) As part of our Geometry unit in Maths the children had to build either a school or a house in pairs. They had to use attributes such as shapes,pattern,direction,size and colour. The children worked well together and enjoyed the activity. ( Mrs Bennett)
March
ipad Stories
I am learning to make up a story on the ipad. I can make pictures of people and record words. Khani is showing me how to do it . (Paskayl) I showed the children how to use the Tellagami app on the ipad. The children can make a variety of characters and change them accordingly. They can write words or record their voice. I circulate and assist if needed to support or help. Many of the children are quite independent in this app now. They tend to prefer to record rather than write words and love making lots of different characters. (Mrs Bennett)
Storywriting/ Masks
Paskayl I am a clown. I can juggle. Paskayl selected the mask on the ipad that she wanted to have a photo with. She wrote about it and we published her caption and put the pictures on the classroom wall. The objective was to stimulate the children's imaginations. I encouraged her to think about which mask she liked best. She chose the clown one. (Mrs Bennett)
Storywriting
I can copy most of the words in the story now by myself ( Paskayl) Paskayl has just started school. She is able to copy the words of the captions she dictates to the teacher. She enjoys sharing her ideas and is beginning to form letters and words correctly ( Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Swimming Sports
I had fun at the swimming. There were lots of kids there. I liked the running race best.(Paskayl) We all had a great afternoon at the Hakinakina Cluster swimming sports. We were there with TKK, Mangateretere and Omahu. We had fun races like blowing the little ball across the pool with a straw. We also had flutter-board and swimming races. The children loved the free swim in the bigger pool. They were all awesome and all enjoyed themselves. ( Mrs Bennett)
Life Education
I liked Harold the giraffe. We learnt about good food. I put the healthy food picture up on the wall. ( Paskayl) The children all enjoyed the Life Education Trust visit with Whaea Anne. We studied VIP ( Very Important Person), which we talk about in class as we have a VIP each week. We also learnt about healthy food and the important things that we must do to keep our bodies healthy. Two weeks later the children are still able to name and discuss what we talked about. ( Mrs Bennett).
School Swimming Sports
I had fun at the school swimming sports. We splashed and had races. I can get across the pool fast. (Paskayl) I took daily swimming lessons with the children and taught them water confidence. All children could get in and put their head under. Some could sit on the bottom. Most can now kick with a flutter-board. All can blow bubbles and kick at the side of the pool. It has been rewarding to see how much the class has increased in water confidnce and skills. I have assessed the children according to the Swim Safe evaluation sheet. ( Mrs Bennett)
Bike Track
I am getting fast on my bike I like riding round the bike track. I want to learn to go really fast. (Paskayl) I am encouraging Paskayl to keep on riding her bike. She is reluctant to go on the PUMP track yet, but is getting faster on the bike track. ( Mrs Bennett)
Table of Contents
2015
Pepeha
Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwiKo Waata toku papa
Ko Karina toku mama
Ko Varna taku tuahine
Ko Soul raua Ko Sharnze aku tungane
Ko Heretaunga toku kainga
Ko Riverslea toku kura
Ko Paskayl Johnson taku ingoa
No reira
tena koutou
tena koutou
tena koutou
katoa.
My Goals 2015
February
2014
I am Paskayl.I am in Room 2 , Miharo.
I am at Riverslea school.
My Goals 2014
1.Learn to use the apps on the ipad.2. Learn to read stories ( Level 6).
3. Learn to ride a bike on the bike track.
November/December
We have been very busy with the 4th term activities.-We had a Survivor day, related to our term Inquiry “Survival.”
We did relays like Crossing the Road, In the City, Water Safety ,
Mountain safety etc. The tamariki loved them.
Thanks to Sally from Sports HB for lending us all the equipment for 2 afternoons.
-We have still been learning with Maths and Writing and Reading.
Some children have made amazing progress. A writing focus is on my teacher registration wiki,
as it was one of my classroom goals for the year.
-We started swimming again in the school pool. All the children are water confident except for one.
-We attended the Hakinakina Athletics day at the HB Sports Park against 7 other schools.
Some children got placed in their age group,
-We all rode in a Double Decker bus to Cornwall park, where we fed the ducks , looked at the birds,
played in the playground and had a swim on the Splash pad.
-Miharo joined the Preschool for their Xmas party at Inflatable World which they really enjoyed.
- Lots of tamariki got trophies at Prizegiving.
-The most amazing event though was our trip to Haumoana Zoo.
This was again related to our Inquiry, the focus being on Survival and animals.
The children fed the lambs, brushed the donkey, said Hello to the talking Cockatiel,
led a Llama around the zoo , held rats and guinea pigs and saw 35 different animals and birds.
To top it all off they had a fun playground too.
-The tamariki have been involved in lots of educational activities and learning
as well as outdoor education experiences too. What a busy and fun term it has been.
Only the school Disco to go. ( Mrs Bennett)
I liked the Inflatable world and Cornwall Park. They were both fun.
The best thing was holding the guinea pigs and brushing the donkey at the Haumoana Zoo.
We saw lots of different animals there.
I got the Junior Girls Sports Trophy at Prizegiving.
I can read up to Level 5 now but need to practice more.
I am good at Maths too.
I nearly got my goals.(Paskayl)
October
We can have fun while learning
We went to the A and P show. We had lots of fun there and learnt lots of things.
We went to the Farmyard zoo and got to hold and pat lots of baby animals.
We went on the rides and found them exciting.
It was hard to eat up all our hotdog and drink our drink as they were big.
We watched the Ronald MacDonald show.
He remembered us from when he came to our school.
He was funny and nice to us.
We loved Mr Mac and Doug the Digger.
Some of us had turns on making the Digger go at the show.
At school 2 days before he let us all climb in his big truck.
(Room 2 Student Voice)
I liked watching the horses jump.
They could go really high.
No-one fell off but they knocked the bar thing down sometimes.
I went to the show with my Aunty. (Paskayl)
September
Goals
1. I can use lots of apps on the ipad now.2.I am reading stories at Level 3 now.
3. I can ride my bike on the bike track. I am getting faster.
The Arts
We have been talking about the Arts in Inquiry. We know that there are 4 Arts that we do.
These are Dance, Drama, Visual Arts such as Crayon and Dye and painting and Music.
We have been doing lots of singing. We sing waiata at Assembly every day and in class.
Mrs Bennett puts the songs up on a data projector and we sing the words and listen
to them on the ipad. We also use instruments as well. We kani kani in class
and at lunchtimes, when the music is on. We have been doing lots of visual Art
such as crayon and dye, shape pictures, collage, painting, masks and pattern pictures
as well as Maori Art.
We also learnt the Legends of Maui and the North Island and Maui and the sun,
as well as fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.
We had turns saying them back to the class and the preschool. We used finger puppets too.
(Class)
I liked making the cat mask and the monster picture ( Paskayl).
Writing
I have been learning to write stories. I want to learn to write my own words.
I copy what I say to Mrs Bennett at the moment.
I am getting better at writing words.(Paskayl)
PaskaylI have been encouraging to write words in stories.
She can copy the words from the whiteboard.
Next I want to encourage her to try and write some of her own words.
She copies but needs to develop spacing between words.
(Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Cross Country
The school attended the Hakinakina Cross Country which included 5 schools.
They were Riverslea, PakiPaki, Mangateretere, Whare Tapere and Omahu.
We got lots of placings. The tamariki were amazing.
In the Year 0-1 boys Boyden got 2nd and Van 3rd.
In the Year 0-1 girls Paskayl got 3rd.
In the Year 2 boys Kauri got 1st and Paora 3rd.
In the Year 2 girls Anahera got 2nd . ( Mrs Bennett)
I got 3nd in the Year 0-1 girls in the Hakinakina (photo above)
Mum came and watched me.
August
Duffy Theatre
The Duffy Theatre was awesome. It was funny with lots of things happening. They go to 250 schools around the country.
Duffy’s Uncle didn’t like reading but Rose and Duffy got him to read a book and that helped him
with his Rugby League game and he scored the winning goal. ( Mrs B)
I liked it best when they got all tangled up. It was funny.(Paskayl)
Commonwealth Games
We studied the Commonwealth Games when they were on. They were in Scotland in Glasgow.
We looked at the Opening and Closing Ceremony on the computer.
We all chose a country. Tamihana got the most medals. His team was England.
We all liked the swimming and the Cycling. We got lots of medals in the cycling.
We talked about all the different sports and practised playing games and sports at school.
Fun on the scooter
We had fun on the scooters. I am getting good on my scooter.
We play on them at play-times and lunch-times.It is fun. (Paskayl)
July
Paskayl was absent in July and missed the Matariki week.She did come to watch the Kapa Haka at the Festival with her Mum.
June
An example of Paskayl's storywriting. Also Paskayl at PMP.
Paskayl's Comic Life. She did it with a Tuakana buddy from Room 4
Also Paskayl playing Fish with other tamariki one wet lunchtime.
Learning
I am learning to read harder books. My goal was Level 6 . I am up to Level 2 now.I used to be at Level 0 at the beginning of the term.
I am getting better at riding a bike on the bike track now.
I can go faster. I like using all the apps on the ipad to help me learn things like alphabet and sounds.
I like PMP. I am learning to use lots of equipment.
We do lots of different things. (Paskayl)
I am supporting and motivating Paskayl with her reading and writing.
She has increased in self confidence. Paskayl is copying words in story writing now.
She is building up a word knowledge in reading.
Paskayl reads more for meaning now.
Next we want to improve her reading levels even further,
and motivate her to start writing some of her own words in story writing.
(Mrs Bennett)
May
Miharo Learning (Literacy and Numeracy)
I am learning to write words and numbers by myself.
I can do it on the whiteboards or on the ipads.
I like the new Maths apps.
I can make patterns and add numbers.
I like playing on the alphabet grid. I know some alphabet letters now.
I want to learn to write more words and numbers.
I can count to 10. (Paskayl)
Paskayl likes jumping on the alphabet grid.She is watching Khani in this photo.
Paskayl is also practising learning and writing numbers both on mini whiteboards
and the ipads. She can also use the Maths apps well on the ipad which she enjoys.
Paskayl is learning to recognise numbers to 10. She can orally count and copy numbers.
Next she will learn to recognise all numbers up to 12.
Mrs Donaldson, the librarian comes in just before lunch Mon to Thurs to read 2 stories to the children.
Paskayl enjoys these and always listens well.
(Mrs Bennett)
Skipping (Jump Rope For Heart)
I am learning to skip.I can skip up to 6 times now.
I run and skip and I want to skip backwards too.
I couldn't skip before. Now I skip at home too.(Paskayl)
The school is involved in a Jump Rope for Heart programme.
Most of Room 2 could not skip. All but one can skip forwards now.
The tamariki are now learning to jump backwards and do skill jumping
such as ski jump and bell jump.
Most children can run around the court skipping.
One boy who could not skip has gone from no skips to 30 on the spot
in just 2 weeks. The programme is for 6 weeks.
On June 13th 2014 we will have a Jump Rope for Heart skipping activity afternoon
for the children and whanau.
Children are setting goals to achieve that afternoon.
The emphasis is on participation and fun. ( Mrs Bennett)
April
Goals
I am learning to use new apps on the ipad.
Shy-lamour is showing me Puppet pals.
I can ride on the bike track all the way round.
I am learning to read stories too. ( Paskayl)
I support Paskayl by helping her develop her reading skills.
She is in a small reading group of 4 so has a lot of individual attention.
She has lots of opportunities to use a bike on the bike track
and can go all the way around the track now.
She has a buddy to help her learn new apps on the ipad.
I also teach her and, when the opportunity allows, use Tuakana- teina.
Next Term we will move up the levels in Reading.
(Mrs Bennett).
Walking Safely
Constable Phil is teaching us to walk safely.
We are learning to cross the road safely.
We know where to stand and know parts of the road such as the kerb and the gutter.
Duffy Role Model Assembly
We had Diana Queenin as our Duffy Role Model. She talked about Dinosaurs
and showed us fossils. She also told us how important it is to read to help our learning.
The children loved the Duffy books that they chose.
ipads
I built a school with Khani on the ipad. It was abig school with a pool.
I had to match the colours and the shapes.(Paskayl)
As part of our Geometry unit in Maths the children had to build either a school
or a house in pairs. They had to use attributes such as shapes,pattern,direction,size and colour.
The children worked well together and enjoyed the activity. ( Mrs Bennett)
March
ipad Stories
I am learning to make up a story on the ipad.
I can make pictures of people and record words.
Khani is showing me how to do it . (Paskayl)
I showed the children how to use the Tellagami app on the ipad.
The children can make a variety of characters and change them accordingly.
They can write words or record their voice.
I circulate and assist if needed to support or help.
Many of the children are quite independent in this app now.
They tend to prefer to record rather than write words and love making lots of different characters.
(Mrs Bennett)
Storywriting/ Masks
PaskaylI am a clown.
I can juggle.
Paskayl selected the mask on the ipad that she wanted to have a photo with.
She wrote about it and we published her caption
and put the pictures on the classroom wall.
The objective was to stimulate the children's imaginations.
I encouraged her to think about which mask she liked best.
She chose the clown one.
(Mrs Bennett)
Storywriting
I can copy most of the words in the story nowby myself ( Paskayl)
Paskayl has just started school.
She is able to copy the words of the captions she dictates to the teacher.
She enjoys sharing her ideas and is beginning to form letters and words correctly
( Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Swimming Sports
I had fun at the swimming. There were lots of kids there.
I liked the running race best.(Paskayl)
We all had a great afternoon at the Hakinakina Cluster swimming sports.
We were there with TKK, Mangateretere and Omahu.
We had fun races like blowing the little ball across the pool with a straw.
We also had flutter-board and swimming races.
The children loved the free swim in the bigger pool.
They were all awesome and all enjoyed themselves. ( Mrs Bennett)
Life Education
I liked Harold the giraffe. We learnt about good food.
I put the healthy food picture up on the wall. ( Paskayl)
The children all enjoyed the Life Education Trust visit with Whaea Anne.
We studied VIP ( Very Important Person), which we talk about in class
as we have a VIP each week.
We also learnt about healthy food and the important things that we must do to keep our bodies healthy.
Two weeks later the children are still able to name and discuss what we talked about. ( Mrs Bennett).
School Swimming Sports
I had fun at the school swimming sports. We splashed and had races.
I can get across the pool fast. (Paskayl)
I took daily swimming lessons with the children and taught them water confidence.
All children could get in and put their head under.
Some could sit on the bottom. Most can now kick with a flutter-board.
All can blow bubbles and kick at the side of the pool.
It has been rewarding to see how much the class has increased in water confidnce and skills.
I have assessed the children according to the Swim Safe evaluation sheet. ( Mrs Bennett)
Bike Track
I am getting fast on my bike I like riding round the bike track.
I want to learn to go really fast. (Paskayl)
I am encouraging Paskayl to keep on riding her bike.
She is reluctant to go on the PUMP track yet, but is getting faster on the bike track.
( Mrs Bennett)